24 June 2002 Volume: 2 Issue : 83


 








 









Todays Newsbreakers India
Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Universal McCann tops media winners at Cannes Ad Festival with Media Grand Prix, 3 Gold Lions
At this year's Cannes International Advertising Festival, Universal McCann Sydney, Australia, received the top accolade, the Media Grand Prix, for its Magnum Ice Cream "7 Deadly Sins" mixed media campaign on behalf of Unilever's Magnum Ice Cream. More

Discovery seeks new agency as M Bold closes
M Bold & Friends has suddenly folded, with its largest client Discovery Networks Asia looking for a new agency... More

Nielsen//NetRatings launches new online multimedia measurement report
Internet audience measurement and analysis agency Nielsen//NetRatings has announced a new online multimedia measurement report measuring content use for the three largest proprietary formats...
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i3 Mobile and ESPN hatch alliance to give users audio highlights
i3 Mobile Inc. a premium wireless media content and service provider in America and ESPN have announced an agreement to offer ESPN Radio SportsCenter audio reports updated every 20 minutes directly to Pronto users across America from 28 June. More

Firefly Media makes foray into Asia
Firefly Media, which claims to be a leader in the US projection and visual communications industry, has established a presence in the Asian market through a partnership with Kuala Lumpur based Ambient Media... More

Headlines
Ten Sports off INCableNet after raids
Hinduja Group MSO INCableNet's subscribers who were tuned in to the quarter final match-up between new tournament favourites Brazil and England found themselves suddenly switched out... More

Murdoch ready to call it a day: not quite so soon
Any thoughts that Ozzie-American media baron Rupert Murdoch might be ready to ease the pedal on the breakneck pace of life that he leads could well be a tad premature... More

Soccer scores in select cities, cricket carries on unscathed
The World Cup is heating up and how. Soccer may be getting more eyeballs as the race to the World Cup gets hotter, but cricket continues to rule the average Indian heart. That is the message the ratings give. More

Tube Talk
'Lagaan's' Ashutosh Gowarikar on CNN's 'Talk Asia'
Talk Asia meets Indian film director Ashutosh Gowarikar tonight at 8 pm. His film Lagaan, which starred Amir Khan, earned an Oscar nomination in the foreign film language category. More

India-England-Sri Lanka triangular series live on ESPN
The 10 match series starts on 27 June and will air on ESPN. More

Media Stock Watch
Media stocks follow market, head south ... More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com


Other Headlines

Pepsi is top ad scorer in World Cup More
Samsung recasts home appliances division More
M&M to roll out new Voyager More
Kinetic laumches 65cc Zing More
Hyundai India's 2nd biggest auto-maker More
Voltas signs Ramya as brand ambasssador More
Tech firms vie for tennis aces to recoup losses More
Bored Italians want more ads on TV More
Saatchi & Saatchi is agency of the year More
Source: The Economic Times

Bajaj Pulsar sales cross 10,000-mark in May More
Equus Red co-CEO sets up image management firm More
Organon set to revamp Infar marketing set-up More
Delhi liquor shops to be user-friendly More
Source: Business Standard

Humourous musical ads attract children-OMS Study More
iContract bags Gold at Lions Direct More
Microsoft Champagne X-box ad faces copyright charges in France More
Source: www.briefonline.com

`India, a key market for Tupperware'
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`It's early days yet for private radio players'
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Outlet for gardening solutions
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Modular launches multi-lingual office suite More
Infar India testing market for Akzo Nobel products
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Offer for corporates
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Source: The Hindu Business Line

TV Advertising In India, China Poised For Fastest Growth More
Users Want To Pay For Net Telephony: Survey
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Bajaj Amla Brands Lose Share To Marico More
Is The CD Market Set For A Complete Makeover? More
Mirc To Expand Reach In Semi-urban, Rural Areas More
Tata Engg, Volvo, Hyundai Keen On PAL-Peugeot More
Source: Financial Express

Indian Army: Offering a ‘winning’ proposition More
NRS sees India getting increasingly net savvy More
Fevicol’s ‘bus’ clinches Silver Lion for O&M More
iContract wins Gold at Lions Direct for ICICI Bonds More
O&M gets 2 Gold Lions; industry sees it as “breakthrough” More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Candies, water buck FMCG downturn
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Of Cannes and Can nots More
Canne(s) mein bajaye shor: India More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Analyst Meet: Colgate-Palmolive(India) More
Source: www.capitalmarket.com

Wagh Bakri to set up outlets in gujarat More
Source: The Asian Age

Hyundai India's 2nd largest car maker More
Auto majors eye PAL Peugeot assets More
Source: The Times of India
Thought for the day
"I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half."
- John Wanamaker
Other Newslinx International
Microsoft's `Champagne' ad for X-box faces copyright charges in France More
Italian bottled water brand rails against World Cup 'injustice'
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P&G licenses Mr. Clean to French cleaning accessory maker
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Argentine bill seeks to cap foreign media ownership
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Hollywood stars queue up to audition for Italian ads
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CanWest's firing of Ottawa Citizen publisher sparks outcry
More
Source: www.adageglobal.com

Royalty Rates Set For Net Radio More
P&G Inks Cross-Platform Pact With Discovery More
Source: www.adage.com

Cannes Update: Nike and Wieden's "Tag" Takes Top Honors
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Cannes Update: BMW Films Continues to Roll More
Panoramic CEO Takes Arnold McGrath Post More
Kendall to Resign from Boston Idea Group More
Source: www.adweek.com

P&G, Discovery Sign Marketing Agreement More
Source: www.brandweek.com
















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